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Will continue to monitor. Rumor includes that they are looking for at least one package partner to go with them, either Miami or Toledo.
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have heard a really concrete rumor in the last couple of days that Ohio is definitively looking externally, and conversations are happening. Sun Belt seems to be where they are eyeballing. I’m not break the news first guy, I hate that stuff but it is solid enough to share.
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Jacob retweeted
Disband the conferences. Get the hell out of your contracts. If you can’t play for a conference title anymore you have no obligation to be in that conference. We need full independence with regional scheduling. Thats the only way this becomes tolerable.
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Voting is the adult version of writing a letter to Santa Claus
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Too many ADs are selling their teams short with buy game payouts. It’s not uncommon to see buy games below $1 million. $2 million+ should be the new minimum, and the entire G6 should be united on this front.
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Per sources, Marshall has contacted multiple conferences about leaving the Sun Belt, and have an offer already on the table. They are also not the only ones. Most of the Sun Belt East is looking to jump.
Marshall has inquired about joining the American Conference with JMU. (per @Schultzycast)
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Episode includes the topic of Marshall making membership inquiries to the American.
Locked On Sun Belt 🚨 New Episode🚨 🏈 How Much Is @JMU willing to pay to leave the @SunBelt early? 🏈 Has @marshallu inquired about joining the @American_Conf 🏈 #SunBelt Basketball Pre-Season Poll
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We've seen what this means.
Sources: MAC to discuss exit fee changes
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Well that's not good.
The Sun Belt adopted new exit fees this week, increasing the exit amount from $5 million to a range of $8-18 million that is determined through the notification date of departure, sources tell @YahooSports. A 27-month or more notice is an $8M fee and it escalates from there.
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There is a slew of realignment rumors swirling about after the JMU news. Schools include - Miami (OH), Liberty, Marshall, Appalachian State, Ohio, Toledo, UCONN, and a few FCS schools like Tarleton St. Conferences include - American, Sun Belt, PAC-12, CUSA I am very positive Miami (OH) will move. Marshall’s smoke appears to have serious. Liberty & Appy St have rumors, but I’ve been unable to confirm anything about them. I’ll continue to work on updates.
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This.
What should Marshall do about conf realignment and the rapidly-evolving CFB future? A 🧵. A regional conference was what CFB should have been. We all loved the SBC and its travel amongst like-minded teams with fans that cared. Unfortunately, money emphatically rules. 1/7
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Back in July, only commissioners from American and Pac12 were invited by the P4 to take part in a PCSA call. JMU wants to be on that side of the line if an FBS split is coming. Hopefully @HerdZone can find a way to do the same.
More clarity on attendees: Along with the power league commissioners, the other two conference commissioners represented on the call were from the Pac-12 (Teresa Gould) and American (Tim Pernetti).
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Could @MarshalluPres get some Intuit and Amazon sponsorship deals to do the same for Marshall? @American_Conf @GJHJ
Additionally, Schmidt offered some details on the $23million entrance fee to the American. JMU is bringing corporate sponsorship deals to the conference as a whole. Those sponsors, who haven't been announced, are now doing business with the American contingent on adding JMU.
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If top American teams are looking at a P4 move, hear me out:
Remember that time Boise State accepted a football-only invitation to the Big East (2011) but then returned to the Mountain West before ever playing a snap due to massive conference realignment that caused the Big East to fall apart as a football conference?
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I saw a comment on one of @flugempire videos awhile back from someone convinced that @pac12 was going to add Marshall and App. Sounded crazy but after today's news I'd take it if there was a true Eastern wing to minimize travel.
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Fair point.
I need SBC fans to know that region rivalries are fun but don’t factor into league membership at all. It’s just the card a school gets to play if their league affords them low-cost travel. Look at the stands in the SBC West and then tell me how important region rivalries are.
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I've said this as well. If there's a new top level of FBS, Army/Navy and the Pac-12 won't be left out. Plus the current P4 will still need to try and schedule OOC wins.
I predict the Pac 12 and the American are going to become essentially the last two conferences in the FBS. With NIL, transfer portal, and the pending Save College Sports Act, there is just no way that the MAC, Mountain West, CUSA, and Sun Belt can keep up. CUSA in particular has been the stepping stone conference for over a decade. The Mountain West has become the leftovers from the new Pac 12, and the MAC/Sun Belt just can't ever seem to keep brands relevant long term. Am I wrong in this?
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James Madison will join American no later than July 1, 2028, sources told @On3
NEW: The James Madison Board of Visitors voted on Monday to terminate its Sun Belt Conference athletic membership and apply to join the American. (h/t @libmmercer) on3.com/news/james-madison-v…
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